Superior Phantom ships/weapons

[bluntpencil2001]

What you're arguing here is a logical fallacy called the slippery slope. Some factions have gotten ridiculously better equipment than their counterparts (The Sabre and Red Cat come to mind), and the rest of the mod has been kept relatively the same. The word precedent comes to mind, though, I don't understand why that word is used so much around here...

But, then another question is why can't we give them something particularly special? Maybe we could give the Corsairs the Cheetah Thruster because they're better at making ships (And Tripoli has a news article relating ton engines, oddly enough)? Why not give the LSF better shields or something like that? Why not give the order more efficient Neutron Guns, or access to a better Torpedo, as was intended by the Supernova? Something like that wouldn't unbalance the server (I don't think, though I'm no balancer), and it would add flavor to the particular factions involved. Though, if we did do that, it does bring in the "why not" slippery slop fallacy you did present, at which point the reason for receiving such special privileges has to be explained. Whether or not it is worth the trouble is dependent on the developers, really...

I'm simply suggesting that standards should be the same for everyone. Being in an OMGLOLwehaveuberguns faction simply isn't fair when near enough every faction has some sort of claim to something damagingly special. The fact that most factions have something which could unbalance it all, would suggest that 0% is best for all.

Liberty Navy and LSF get up to all sorts of crazy experiments. They should be most powerful.
The Order have all sorts of crazy experimental tech. They should be most powerful.
The Nomads and the Wilde have their alien tech. They should be most powerful.
The BHG are stealing alien tech. They should be most powerful.
Corsairs are elite shipbuilders and tough-ass pirates. They should be most powerful.
The Rheinland Military had tech left over from the Nomad War, like cloaks. They should be most powerful.
The Bretonian Armed Forces has an invincible shield around a Nomad City in Newcastle. They should be most powerful.
The KNF have the most big research stations. They should be most powerful.
The Blood Dragons are supposed to be the best pilots in Sirius, so should have their tech make their players reflect this. They should be most powerful.
The Coalition were spying on the Manhattan Project/Secret Weapons Project/Your Mother so have access to XYZ. They should be most powerful.
The Phantoms are scary baddies. They should be most powerful.

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Right, try balance all that. Who really gets to be the best? Just leave it at nobody.

RP your weapons as strong as you like, statistically, leave them as they are, or we'll be asking for infinite credits, since I'm roleplaying a character who has a mutated colon, that makes him defecate diamonds.

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